Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [pn reflx] on [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I prop myself on my elbows . |
| 2 | I played a real opera singer from the nineteenth century , Nadena Burokhof and I based myself on her . |
| 3 | She flung herself on him . |
| 4 | Liza did not know how she got back to her billet , only that she had bicycled so fast and furiously that , as she flung herself on her bed , she thought , grimly , that if anyone had reason to miscarry at that juncture it was she herself . |
| 5 | She was especially furious that someone had succeeded in making her jump and yell like that because she prided herself on her toughness . |
| 6 | She prided herself on her ability to sift through the most innocent conversations and turn them into major scandals . |
| 7 | She prided herself on her strength — and yet this man , who had already proven he could stand up to her verbally , was holding her off as she if she were a feather . |
| 8 | Before Isabel had taken another breath she found herself on her back , gazing up at him bemusedly . |
| 9 | He kissed her on the mouth and she tasted herself on his lips . |
| 10 | She is lying on her back ; her breasts adjust to a new position tardily as though they contain some viscous substance , set fling gradually as she raises herself on her elbow . |
| 11 | She raised herself on her elbows , pushed her thighs forward , and parted her legs as wide as if she were going to give birth . |
| 12 | She raised herself on her toes , and was very aware that his target , her posterior , rose another few provocative inches , presenting her comely rump as a full rising moon . |
| 13 | She congratulated herself on her improving powers of deduction . |
| 14 | She pinched herself on her left biceps and yelped with pain . |
| 15 | ‘ So there is no need for you to concern yourself on your brother 's behalf . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ You pride yourself on your fearlessness , ’ commented Lucenzo . |
| 17 | BOXING Day and we launch ourselves on our own family tradition — a visit to the theatre . |
| 18 | Yes Chairer , why do n't we pat ourselves on our , on the back about this it would it be useful i in in the the report , a further report that 's gon na come forward if there could be some indication as to actual format that was adopted when a person goes to one of his welfare panels , cos I 've been to three and there does n't seem to be any consistency whatsoever in the way that things occur or whatever ! |
| 19 | As we grow up we model ourselves on our parents , identifying with them and imitating them . |
| 20 | As we pride ourselves on our service we would certainly like to hear from you if there is any reason for not renewing your entry . |
| 21 | As a nation we pride ourselves on our strong sense of sportsmanship and fair play . |
| 22 | It is perhaps strange that , whilst we pride ourselves on our commitment to individual freedom and self-expression , listening to the problems of other people , and responding appropriately to their needs as expressed , is less common . |
| 23 | But then at Boots we pride ourselves on our usefulness to mums . |
| 24 | We pride ourselves on our in-depth knowledge and understanding of all Italy 's many important facets . |
| 25 | I can not condone violence outside of the Oliver Reed Cellar Bar at the Duck and Forceps , certainly not here at ‘ The Tip ’ where we pride ourselves on our family atmosphere . |
| 26 | Er we pride ourselves on our housekeeping , it 's a selling factor for us , and we have customers come round and look at the plant and they always commend us quite highly on our housekeeping . |
| 27 | He did n't use them to force himself on me . |
| 28 | They flung themselves on him , yanked his legs back , crossing them so that his knees splayed out . |
| 29 | The previous incumbent , Poul Hartling — a former Danish Prime Minister — was provided with a special fund inside the ‘ education budget ’ by the Danish government for him to upgrade himself on his international travels . |
| 30 | Nigel made many enemies and no friends with these pieces , but he prided himself on his integrity . |